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EWell I left my home down on the rural route
I told my paw I'm going steppin out and get the
A7 Honky tonk blues,
Yeah the honky tonk E blues
Well B7 lord I got 'em,
I got the ho-on-ky tonk E blues.
E Well I went to a dance and I wore out my shoes
woke up this mornin wishin I could lose
them jumpin A7 honky tonk blues,
Yeah the honky tonk Eblues
Well B7 lord I got 'em,
I got the ho-on-ky tonk E blues.
Solo E A E B7
EWell I stopped into every place in town
this city life has really got me down
I got A7 the honky tonk blues,
Yeah the honky tonk Eblues
Well B7 lord I got em,
got the ho-on-ky tonk E blues.
E I'm gonna tuck my worries underneath my arm
And scat right back to my pappy's farm
And leave these A7 honky tonk blues,
Yeah the honky tonk E blues
B7 Well lord I got 'em,
I got the ho-on-ky tonk E blues.
unrecorded last verse (from KPFA, ~1993)
When I get home to my Ma and Pa,
I know they're gonna lay down the law.
About the honky tonk blues,
Them jumpin' honkty tonk blues.
Lord I'm suffrin' with the honky tonk blues.